EU - Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related substances European Commission has issued draft Regulation relates to a new entry in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. It would restrict the manufacturing, the use and placing on the market of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related substances as a substance on its own and as a constituent of other substances, in mixtures, or in articles or any part thereof, in a concentration equal to or greater than 25ppb of PFOA or 1000 ppb of one or a combination of related substances. Exemptions are proposed for several applications as included in the Annex, paragraphs 4 to 7. Application of the restriction is deferred for 36 months to allow industry sufficient time to adapt and achieve compliance. Specific deferred dates are provided for the exemptions listed in the Annex. Proposed date of adoption: First half of 2017 Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU Final date for comments: 60 days from notification |